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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1975-066 1 I { iI ORDINANCE N0, 66 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CHARGES � j FOR PICK-UPS OF GARBAGE AND TRASH j j I AT RESIDENCE SITES AND COMMERCIAL SITES UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDI- TIONS STATED HEREIN; AND PROVIDING � FOR AN EXTRA CHARGE FOR PICK-UPS i II OF UNUSUAL TRASH PRODUCTS; AND PRO- VIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY, �I BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF j DANIA, FLORIDA: ( j Section 1: That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Daniaj I i are hereby amended by adding Sections 16-14 through 16 thereof, � as follows : I Section 16-14. For the purposes of this ordinance, certain j i words and phrases are defined as follows : � (a) "Garbage", as used herein, shall I I mean and refer primarily to food wastes consisting principally of j animal and vegetable matter, sub- ject to decay, and sacks, cans, li bottles or tins used for the pur- pose of storing or containing foods, meats and vegetables . (b) "Trash", as used herein, shall mean and refer to cartons , news- papers, magazines, grass cuttings, 'I tree branches and shrubbery trim- mings . However, the definition j shall not include tree trunks and j j shall not include tree limbs which are more than three feet in length. Further, the definition of "trash" j shall not include refrigerators, i stoves, hot water heaters, furni- ture, building� g materials, products that are not organic in nature and I II articles that are not the natural I� { products of a yard, tree or shrubbery. 9 I' jj II i I 1 1 { (c) "Residential site" as used herein shall mean the lot or parcel of land on which is constructed a single family home, duplex, tri- plex or other multiple family type of building or mobile home location containing four or less independent living units, hotel rooms or motel units. "Commercial site" shall mean the location of any other busi- ness in the City where the occupant of the premises holds a valid occu- pational license from the City. (d) "Containerized service", as used !l herein shall mean garbage and trash collection service for locations j other than residential sites de- fined in (c) above, or, a "commer- cial site" as defined in (c) above, requiring in excess of eight (8) j 20-gallon cans of garbage or trash collected per pick-up per building. (e) "Pick-up point" as used herein, shall mean a particular location on a lot or parcel of land which is ! designated by the City Manager after conferring with the official or con- tractor collecting such garbage and trash for the pick-up of garbage or trash which unless otherwise designated shall be a location within one foot of j the lot line adjoining public right-of- way. Section 16-15. GARBAGE AND TRASH CHARGES. j (a) For each residential or commercial site the City shall pick up without charge two (2) 20-gallon cans of gar- bage or trash twice a week. (b) For each 20-gallon can in excess of two picked up one or more times each month, the City shall charge the owner f ! or occupant of the site the sum of $2.00 per month per can for residential site and $2.25 per month per can for commercial site. (c) For the collection of trash not collect- able by the ordinary collection of 20- j gallon cans either because of unusual size or weight or volume, the City shall charge Five Dollars ($5.00) per yard of trash, payable to the City prior to the removal of such trash. j I I j i i � j / 2 (d) The fact that any place of abode or any place of business has water service shall be prima facie evi- dence that garbage and trash is 'j being produced and accumulated upon such premises . Fees for the collect- ion and disposal of garbage shall be If indicated on the water statements, or in a manner as the City Manager may direct each month, or bimonth- ly as the City Manager may determine. If (e) The fees prescribed herein are pay- able, regardless of occupancy, sub- ject to the provision that if water service is discontinued to the prem- ises, no charge for garbage collect- ion shall be made against such prop- erty. (f) Whenever there exist exceptional conditions of occupancy and use of premises, the City Manager is here- by authorized to charge proper fees and prices for collection and dis- posal, predicated upon the cost therefor. (g) The amount of collection fee imposed in this article for the collection and disposal of garbage and trash is here- by declared to be a debt due to the City, and any person required under the terms of this article to have ! accumulations of garbage and trash jremoved and disposed of by the City I. shall be liable to the City for the amount of the collection fee due there- for, and such fee shall be recover- able in any court of competent juris- diction. In the case of garbage and 'i trash, the cost of collection and the amount of collection fee shall con- stitute a lien against the premises to the same extent and character as { the lien for special assessments and with the same penalties and with the j ! same rights of collection, foreclosure, sale or forfeiture as obtained by special assessment liens and may be handled in the same manner by the City. �I Section 16-16. CONTAINERIZED SERVICE. li For those sites requiring containerized service, I j the owner or occupant shall contract with a private contractor for the use of private disposal systems using containers of a ; �j -3- I I I � size of one-square yard capacity or larger, or otherwise legally dispose of garbage or trash by means of other than City provided i services ." Section 2 : That all resolutions or ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, including in its entirety Ord- inance No. 566, adopted February 15, 1971, are hereby repealed to I the extent of such conflict . j Section 3 : That this ordinance shall be in force and take 11 effect immediately upon its ' passage and adoption on second and ; 'I final reading. i PASSED and ADOPTED on First Reading this 2nd day of June , 1975. I PASSED and ADOPTED on Second and Final Reading this 2nd I day of June , 1975. i if Mayor-Commissioner I. I ii t Attes . li I I. iif City Clerk-Auditor i j I it i I fl �i j I I' i �I it li i �I II II �- I 1